bancal
French → English
(furniture) Wobbly: describing an object that is unstable due to uneven legs or base.
Cette table bancale m'empêche d'écrire correctement sans que le verre ne tremble.
(English) This wobbly table prevents me from writing properly without the glass shaking.
Il a glissé un morceau de carton sous le pied du meuble bancal pour le stabiliser.
(English) He slipped a piece of cardboard under the foot of the wobbly furniture to stabilize it.
(figurative) Flawed: describing a logic, theory, or system that lacks rigor or balance.
Son raisonnement bancal a été facilement démonté par les experts lors du débat.
(English) His flawed reasoning was easily dismantled by the experts during the debate.
Le projet a échoué car il reposait sur un montage financier totalement bancal.
(English) The project failed because it was based on a totally shaky financial arrangement.
Entry ID: fr:en:bancal · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary